An exploration of modeling approaches for capturing seasonal transmission in stochastic epidemic models

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Název: An exploration of modeling approaches for capturing seasonal transmission in stochastic epidemic models
Autoři: Mahmudul Bari Hridoy
Zdroj: Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, Vol 22, Iss 2, Pp 324-354 (2025)
Publication Status: Preprint
Informace o vydavateli: American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), 2025.
Rok vydání: 2025
Témata: FOS: Computer and information sciences, Basic Reproduction Number, Normal Distribution, infectious diseases, Statistics - Applications, Communicable Diseases, Disease Outbreaks, QA1-939, Humans, Computer Simulation, Applications (stat.AP), Quantitative Biology - Populations and Evolution, Epidemics, Probability, Stochastic Processes, Fourier Analysis, seasonality, SARS-CoV-2, temporal dynamics, Incidence, time-varying parameters, Populations and Evolution (q-bio.PE), COVID-19, Markov Chains, branching process, markov chain, FOS: Biological sciences, Epidemiological Models, Seasons, Disease Susceptibility, TP248.13-248.65, Mathematics, Algorithms, Biotechnology
Popis: Seasonal variations in the incidence of infectious diseases are a well-established phenomenon, driven by factors such as climate changes, social behaviors, and ecological interactions that influence host susceptibility and transmission rates. While seasonality plays a significant role in shaping epidemiological dynamics, it is often overlooked in both empirical and theoretical studies. Incorporating seasonal parameters into mathematical models of infectious diseases is crucial for accurately capturing disease dynamics, enhancing the predictive power of these models, and developing successful control strategies. This paper highlights key modeling approaches for incorporating seasonality into disease transmission, including sinusoidal functions, periodic piecewise linear functions, Fourier series expansions, Gaussian functions, and data-driven methods, accompanied by real-world examples. Additionally, a stochastic Susceptible-Infected-Recovered (SIR) model with seasonal transmission is demonstrated through numerical simulations. Important outcome measures, such as the basic and instantaneous reproduction numbers and the probability of a disease outbreak using branching process approximation of the Markov chain, are also presented to illustrate the impact of seasonality on disease dynamics.
27 pages and 11 figures
Druh dokumentu: Article
ISSN: 1551-0018
DOI: 10.3934/mbe.2025013
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2410.16664
Přístupová URL adresa: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40083298
http://arxiv.org/abs/2410.16664
https://doaj.org/article/e2b38e24882d44b0947ae7988c1909de
Rights: arXiv Non-Exclusive Distribution
Přístupové číslo: edsair.doi.dedup.....2e6edf90cb317926f58266a56affc599
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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Abstrakt:Seasonal variations in the incidence of infectious diseases are a well-established phenomenon, driven by factors such as climate changes, social behaviors, and ecological interactions that influence host susceptibility and transmission rates. While seasonality plays a significant role in shaping epidemiological dynamics, it is often overlooked in both empirical and theoretical studies. Incorporating seasonal parameters into mathematical models of infectious diseases is crucial for accurately capturing disease dynamics, enhancing the predictive power of these models, and developing successful control strategies. This paper highlights key modeling approaches for incorporating seasonality into disease transmission, including sinusoidal functions, periodic piecewise linear functions, Fourier series expansions, Gaussian functions, and data-driven methods, accompanied by real-world examples. Additionally, a stochastic Susceptible-Infected-Recovered (SIR) model with seasonal transmission is demonstrated through numerical simulations. Important outcome measures, such as the basic and instantaneous reproduction numbers and the probability of a disease outbreak using branching process approximation of the Markov chain, are also presented to illustrate the impact of seasonality on disease dynamics.<br />27 pages and 11 figures
ISSN:15510018
DOI:10.3934/mbe.2025013